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#CC169E

#cc169e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cc169e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 8.63% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.22% magenta, 22.55% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 315.16°, with 80.53% saturation and 44.31% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.66.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1588

Complementary

  1. #cc169e
  2. #16cc44

Split complementary

  1. #cc169e
  2. #43cc16
  3. #16cc9f

Analogous

  1. #9f16cc
  2. #cc169e
  3. #cc1643

Triadic

  1. #cc169e
  2. #9ecc16
  3. #169ecc

Tetradic

  1. #cc169e
  2. #cc4416
  3. #16cc44
  4. #169ecc

Square

  1. #cc169e
  2. #cc9f16
  3. #16cc44
  4. #1643cc

Monochromatic

  1. #420733
  2. #870f69
  3. #cc169e
  4. #eb44c1
  5. #f289d8

Shades

#cc169e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc169e
  2. #b8148e
  3. #a3127e
  4. #8f0f6f
  5. #7a0d5f
  6. #660b4f
  7. #52093f
  8. #3d072f
  9. #290420
  10. #140210
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc169e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc169e
  2. #d12da8
  3. #d645b1
  4. #db5cbb
  5. #e073c5
  6. #e68bcf
  7. #eba2d8
  8. #f0b9e2
  9. #f5d0ec
  10. #fae8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc169e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc169e
  2. #c4219b
  3. #bd2b98
  4. #b53695
  5. #ae4092
  6. #a64b8f
  7. #9e568c
  8. #976089
  9. #8f6b86
  10. #887583
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5884 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #315da1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c799a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d91a5e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b4aa0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c609c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4197d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc169e {
  color: #cc169e;
}
Background
.bg-cc169e {
  background-color: #cc169e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc169e {
  border: 2px solid #cc169e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc169e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 22 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc169e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc169e, #cc1643);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc169e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 22 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.66 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.96 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.23 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.44 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.92 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.29 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.86 #33e961 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cc169e  rgb(204, 22, 158)  hsl(315, 81%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#16cc44  rgb(22, 204, 68)  hsl(135, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green
#9ecc16  rgb(158, 204, 22)  hsl(75, 81%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#169ecc  rgb(22, 158, 204)  hsl(195, 81%, 44%)  Bondi Blue